WW1 Record for Richard Shepherd

[Ella Cinders]

Would like to find out more about Richard Shepherd serving in WW1 with the 6th Border Regiment, mentioned in Westmorland Gazette article "UK's Most Loyal Street" referring to Captain French Lane in Kendal, Westmorland.  He was born abt. 1894. Appreciate any info offered.

[Gwil]

The only one of that name in Medal Cards/Rolls for Border Regiment is this one Killed in Action Gallipoli who was born Kirkland, enlisted Kendal.

http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/685323/SHEPHERD,%20RICHARD

What's the date of the article?

[jim1]

NOK for above, mother Mary Ann.

[Ella Cinders]

Would like to find out more about Richard Shepherd serving in WW1 with the 6th Border Regiment, mentioned in Westmorland Gazette article "UK's Most Loyal Street" referring to Captain French Lane in Kendal, Westmorland.  I believe he was killed 4 Sept 1915 and his regiment no. was 10904. Looking for his burial place and any records of his service. Thanks.

[Ella Cinders]

The article was dated 22 Aug 2015 http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/13620593.NOSTALGIA__The_UK___s_most_loyal_street_during_WW1/

I believe this is the correct record, service number 10904. He is the son of Robert and Mary Ann Shepherd.

[CaroleW]

Looking for his burial place

Have you looked up his entry on www.cwgc.org which will give details of where he is buried (if known)

[rosie17]

Going by the regiment number but a different death date there is this Richard Shepherd
Birth place Kirkland  Westmoreland died 9 August 1915 Gallipoli
Enlisted Kendal
Rank L Corporal Border Regiment
6th Battalion
Regiment number 10904
Killed in Action

Burial Helles Memorial Gallipolin Canakkale Turkey www.findagrave.com

Rosie

[dawnsh]

Topics merged

[MaxD]

The war diary for 6 Battalion Borders for the period is at the National Archives in its undigitised form
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7357691.  It is also on Ancestry if you have a sub.

The battalion had landed in the Helles sector on 21/22 July 1915.  After some time in that sector, the battalion took ship and were moved to a point south of Suvla Bay where they landed and had a week's rest.  On 7 August they move into the firing line for an attack to take place on the 9th.  There was heavy fighting all day that day until about 5.30 in the afternoon when the battalion were forced to retire having lost 12 officers  killed, 4 wounded and 1 missing (of a total of 20) and 26 ORs killed, 241 wounded and  131 missing.  The battalion had started the day with 696 men.

"Soldiers died n the Great War", the Register of Soldiers' Effects and the CWGC all have his death as 9 August.

maxD

Added - He is commemorated on the Helles Memorial which implies that he was among those posted missing and that his burial place was never found.